Monk Fryston Parish Council NOTICE OF MEETING I hereby give notice that a meeting of the Parish Council of the above-named Parish will be held at the Church Hall, Church Lane on Wednesday 15 May 2019 directly following the Annual Parish Council Meeting All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting. Dated this 8th May 2019 AGENDA Item Lead 1 To receive apologies for absence 2 To receive declarations of interest 3 Confirmation of Minutes a To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 17 April 2019 4 Planning Chair 1) To agree consultation responses to the following planning proposals: a Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear accommodation and erection of new 2 storey rear extension, 10 Church Lane, Monk Fryston, Leeds b Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a detached dorma bungalow in the grounds of the existing property 12 Church Lane Monk Fryston 5 Finances Clerk a Authorised payments since last meeting: 1 Clerks SO salary payment b Current Account Current Account as Statement to 1 May 2019 TBC Previous Balance £4632.29 Cash received TBC Cheques issued and cleared TBC Cheques not cleared TBC Cash available when all cheques cleared TBC c Yorkshire Bank Savings Account Savings Account balance £113,015.30 d Skipton BS Account Account balance £71044.25 e Cash Book
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Monk Fryston Parish Council
NOTICE OF MEETING
I hereby give notice that a meeting of the Parish Council of the above-named Parish will be held
at the Church Hall, Church Lane on Wednesday 15 May 2019 directly following the Annual
Parish Council Meeting
All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and
resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting. Dated this 8th May 2019
AGENDA
Item Lead
1 To receive apologies for absence
2 To receive declarations of interest
3 Confirmation of Minutes
a To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 17 April 2019
4 Planning Chair
1) To agree consultation responses to the following planning proposals:
a Proposed demolition of existing single storey rear accommodation and erection of
new 2 storey rear extension, 10 Church Lane, Monk Fryston, Leeds
b Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a detached dorma
bungalow in the grounds of the existing property 12 Church Lane Monk Fryston
5 Finances Clerk
a Authorised payments since last meeting:
1 Clerks SO salary payment
b Current Account
Current Account as Statement to 1 May 2019 TBC
Previous Balance £4632.29
Cash received TBC
Cheques issued and cleared TBC
Cheques not cleared TBC
Cash available when all cheques cleared TBC
c Yorkshire Bank Savings Account
Savings Account balance £113,015.30
d Skipton BS Account
Account balance £71044.25
e Cash Book
Monk Fryston Parish Council
Item Lead
Cash Book Balance at 29 April 2019 £2893.81
f Current Account / Cash Book Reconciliation
The ‘Cash available when all cheques cleared’ (b above) reconciles with the ‘Cash
Book balance when all cheques cleared’ (e above). TBC.
g Expenditure / Budget comparison
The comparative expenditure through to the end of May was £1131.93 against a
forecast of £1060.00.
h Audit Control
Councillors to confirm that they are satisfied that the above demonstrates that the
PC is maintaining an effective system of audit and control including taking account
of commitments and liabilities as required by the annual audit.
6 Clerks Update Clerk
a The audit documentation has been issued to the internal auditor.
b The advice received from YLCA states that, in law, VAS equipment is not a traffic
calming measure under the Highways Act 1980 and consequently it cannot be
purchased by the PC other than as a ‘S137’ item. Research into the validity of this
statement is ongoing.
c The provision of dedicated PC email addresses for councillors is being advanced
7 Motions (in bold italic) Various
a to make payments in accordance with payments schedule (issued under separate
cover)
Clerk
b To consider the Internal Auditors report and agree any action arising from it.
(issued under separate cover)
Cllr BH
c To approve the Annual Return Governance Statement (issued under separate
cover)
Cllr BH
d To consider and approve the Bank Reconciliation Statement, the Annual Return
Accounting Statement and the commensurate Explanation of Variances (all issued
under separate cover).
Cllr BH
e To agree the insurance provider renewal quotation for the forthcoming year
(issued under separate cover)
Cllr BH
f To co-opt Amanda Shaw to fill the vacant seat on the Parish Council Cllr BH
g To form a Capital Projects Working Group, to agree its Terms of Reference
(issued under separate cover) and to nominate members
Cllr BH
h
i
To appoint a GDPR Data Controller lead Councillor
Following the annual appraisal, the personnel committee recommend increasing
clerk’s salary from point 17 (£12.39/hr) to point 19 (£12.89/hr)’ on the NALC pay
scale. Increase to be effective from 1st April 2019.
Cllr BH
Cllr BH
J To identify any items requiring repair and / or maintenance Cllr BH
Monk Fryston Parish Council
8 Discussion Items
a Follow up to Education Foundation request tabled at March meeting Cllr BH
b Facebook and Twitter Cllr SS
c Monk Fryston Road Safety Partnership survey results Cllr SY
9 Updates Various
a Burial Committee. Cllr SS
b Community Association. Cllr NS
c Pedestrian Highway Safety Cllr BH
dVillage Decoration
Cllr SS/
Cllr SW
e MFPC/HPC liaison group. Cllr SS
f New bank accounts Clerk
g Lumby Lane cycle / footway initiative Cllr BH
h Footpath adjacent to Community Centre. Cllr BH
i NYCC meeting re Battersby’s roundabout alterations. Clerk
j Footpath working party Cllr SW
10 Correspondence
POST IN
a Haggs unsolicited mail
b SDC planning consultation re 10 Church Lane
c Yorkshire Bank Savings Account Annual Statement
POST OUT
a npower payment
b Amberol Limited payment
c Sherburn Community Trust payment
d YLCA Annual membership payment
e Clearvision Window Cleaning Services payment
11 Items For Next Meeting All
a Items to be with Clerk before 11 June for next meeting on 19th June
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS Meeting 15 May 2019
Payee Invoice No Amount Vat Item Cheque
William Holmes UK-2790782 15.98 incl UK2 domain registration 1135
Total £15.98
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INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT
PARISH COUNCIL – MONK FRYSTON
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
The Receipts and Payments account of Monk Fryston Parish Council was examined for audit together with other financial statements.
1. The Cash Book opening and closing balances in respect of the Current and Savings accounts are in accordance with the closing bank/building society account balances at 31 March 2019.
2. No VAT omissions were identified from the VAT records maintained by the Parish Council. Two items did arise from the audit of the VAT transactions which are to be reported by letter to Mr Scott, for his consideration. The items in question do not materially affect the Receipts and Payments Account produced for the year ended 31 March 2019.
It was noted the error on the VAT return for the year ended to 31 March 2018 amounting to £18.83 was corrected on the return to 31 March 2019. No further comment is required in this regard.
3. It is recommended the expenditure heading as recorded on the Expenditure breakdown summary is totalled for each category of expenditure.
4. The audit has not identified any issues which may undermine the adequacy of the financial controls of the parish council. The Receipts and Payments Account provides a true and fair view of the financial position of the Parish Council. The financial records presented for audit were found to be well maintained and reflected the financial transactions of the Parish Council.
There are no matters that I consider appropriate to draw to the attention of the external auditor, P K F Littlejohn LLP.
Signed:…………………………………………… M H WALTON
Dated: 10 May 2019
52A Ainderby Road Romanby Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8HG
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Mr P Scott Clerk to Monk Fryston Parish Council 2 Malvern Mews Monk Fryston Leeds LS25 5DX
10 May 2019
Dear Philip
Audit of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019
I have completed the audit of the financial records presented to me and I am satisfied with the standard of record keeping which accurately reflects the financial transactions for the year under audit review.
I have identified a three points relating to the VAT input tax recorded on the paid invoices of the Council. I would be please if you can please give me a response regarding the matter raised which I note below:
1. Payment made in the sum of £145.99 in respect of contribution to Christmas Tree in the churchyard for 2018. Cheque number 1111 refers. The payment is made up of £50.99 and £95.00 respectively. Input tax of £24.33 has not been reclaimed. Is there a reason for this?
2. Payment to Sounds Incorporated in the sum of £3,024.41 in respect of sound equipment delivered to Monk Fryston & Hillam Community Centre. Cheque number 1072 refers. The input tax incurred on the invoice is £504.07.
Is the equipment still owned by the parish council and included on the Asset Register or was it gifted to the Community Centre? If it was gifted, you may wish to check the VAT position with HM Revenue & Customs to check if the input tax can be reclaimed?
3. Please provide a copy of the asset register to enable me to check the total value of assets against box 9 of the Variance schedule.
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4. Please let me know if the parish council certifying themselves as exempt from a limited assurance review for the year ended 31 March 2019 and what the position was last year to 31 March 2018?
It is requested the Cash Book and Expenditure breakdown documents are provided in a larger print than is at present.
I will return the financial records once I have completed the Joint Burial Board for Monk Fryston, Hillam & Burton Salmon.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly regarding the points raised.
Kind regards
Malcolm
EXPLANATION OF VARIANCES 2018/ 2019
MONK FRYSTON PARISH COUNCIL
Section 1 2017/2018
£
2018/2019
£
Variance
£ Variance %Detailed explanation of variance
Balances brought forward
Box 1 192800 187133 -5667 -3 Decrease primarily due to expenditure of £7700 on asset purchases in
2017/2018
(+) Annual Precept
Box 2 19019 19704 686 4 Increase is a consequence of increase in number of council tax
contributors
(+) total other receipts
Box 3 8554 15422 6868 80 The difference is due to differing 'abnormal' receipts in the two years.
In 2017/2018 (only) £5248 was received from a CiL payment. Whereas
in 2018/2019 the PC received £9800 from the proceeds of a land sale,
£1044 interest from a savings account and a £1137 extra over vat
reclaim than in 2017/2018.
(-) Staff costs Box 4 3690 3830 140 4 There was an increase in staff hours worked in 2018/2019
APPENDIX 1: INCIDENTS CROSSING MAIN STREET MONK FRYSTON ................................ 18
APPENDIX 2: TRAFFIC INCIDENTS WITNESSED BY RESIDENTS ........................................ 22
APPENDIX 3: TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ON MAIN STREET ...................................................... 25
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1. Introduction
Background
Monk Fryston is a conservation village is situated on the A63 between Leeds and Selby. The A63 that runs through Monk Fryston, Main Street, is the distributor route between Leeds and Selby. Main Street is currently set as 30mph and has one Vehicle activated sign (VAS) prior to the S bend heading west to east.
An independent Highways Survey was undertaken in 2017 by Sanderson Associates to determine speed and safety of road users in Monk Fryston. The report highlighted some important safety concerns regarding the Water Lane junction, the above average number of HGVs and the speeding traffic, however very little has been done to improve either of these issues. Furthermore, only recorded road incidents were included in the report, thus unreported incidents were omitted.
The new housing in Hambleton, the £9 million Olympia Park in Selby (with planning permission for over 800 new homes) and the development of Sherburn Industrial Estate 2 will only add to the volume of traffic using Main Street Monk Fryston. These increases will have a detrimental impact on the conservation status and safety for residents in Monk Fryston.
In January 2019, a residents meeting was held in the Crown Inn, Monk Fryston to provide an open forum for residents to discuss the concerns they had with the safety on Main Street. During this meeting it was apparent that residents felt very strongly that measures needed to be taken to improve the safety of Main Street for all road users. Subsequently, a resident’s group was formed to work with Monk Fryston Parish Council to enact on the residents’ concerns and campaign for greater road safety, this group is called the Monk Fryston Safer Roads Partnership. The aim of the group is to work in partnership with the Parish, District and County councils and North Yorkshire Police to increase the safety of Main Street for all road users.
Purpose of this report This report details the findings of a resident’s survey carried out in February 2019 with households in Monk Fryston. An online survey was created to gather data on residents’ experiences of using Main Street. The residents meeting held in January 2019 indicated there were 4 main areas of concern for residents, these were:
• The lack of a safer crossing point on Main Street
• The speed of traffic on Main Street
• The volume of traffic on Main Street, paricularly the growing number of HGVs
• The potential damage being caused to listed buildings on Main Street
The survey was created to gether evidence of residents’ experiences and identify the main areas of concern. There were 180 household that completed the survey, the findings of which are detailed in the section 4 of this report. The Monk Fryston Safer Roads Partnership will use these findings to prioritise their focus for making the road safer.
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2. Summary of Findings
• The three key concerns for households are, the dangers crossing the road, the speed of
the traffic on Main Street and the increase in the number of vehicles (particularly HGVs)
using Main Street.
• 82% of households do not feel safe crossing Main Street and 33% of households have
experienced incidents that could have led to serious injury whilst trying to cross the road.
• Thirteen households reported incidents when children were nearly hit by vehicles when
trying to cross the road. 56% of respondents have chosen to drive to their destination
rather than walk due to the difficulties crossing the road.
• 99% of households are concerned about the volume of traffic driving above the 30mph
speed limit. 71% of households would like permanent speed cameras installed in the
village.
• Households face various difficulties using Main Street with the most reported issues
being accessing Main Street from adjoining streets and accessing private driveways
largely caused by either speeding traffic or congestion. 33% of households reported
witnessing or experiencing vehicle incidents on the road, with the largest proportion
being cars colliding.
• 84% of households are concerned about pollution from traffic emissions, 84% are
concerned about noise pollution and 83% are concerned about structural damage to
buildings on Main Street.
• Properties on Main Street have suffered damage to their properties due to traffic on Main
Street including damage to walls and windows and structural vibrations. It is
recommended that these issues are investigated further.
• The survey found that the three main improvements to increase the safety on Main
Street would be a bypass, a pedestrian crossing and fixed average speed cameras.
• Other suggestions for improving the road including traffic regulation order to put a weight
limit on the road and installing more traffic calming measures.
• The report recommends the installation of a pedestrian crossing, the installation of
average speed cameras and discussions to take place about the potential for a village
bypass.
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3. Demographics of respondents
There were 180 households that responded to this survey. This section outlines the demographics
of these households. Figure 1 shows that the majority of households have more than 2residents,
67% of households have children. indicates that a large proportion of respondents to this survey
have children living in the household, 50% of which are of school age. In addition to this, 23
households are responsible for the care of other children in a child caring capacity. 37% live on
the north of Main Street and 43% live on the south side of Main Street (20% preferred not to
answer this question).
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
1 2 3 4 5 6 or more
Number of People Living in Each Household
Number of People Living in Each Household
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Age <2 Age 2-4 Age 5-10 Age 11-17 No Children
Age of Children Living in Household
Age of Children Living in Household
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
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4. Findings
4.1 Changes experienced with Main Street
FIGURE 3
84% of respondents have lived in Monk Fryston for 2 years or more, 7% have lived in the village
for 1-2 years and 6% have lived in the village less than 1 year. Respondents were asked to state
what changes they had experienced with Main Street since living in the village. Table 1 illustrates
that over 87% of households have experienced increased volumes and speed of traffic and
increasing difficulties crossing the road.
Better Worse No Change Don't Know
Volume of Traffic 0% 96% 2% 2%
Speed of Traffic 0% 88% 10% 2%
Difficulties crossing the road <1% 94% 3% 3%
Number of HGVs 0% 88% 11% 1%
TABLE 1
6%7%
20%
22%
24%
21%
Years Living in Monk Fryston
<1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years 10-20 years Over 20 years
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Road issues residents are most concerned about are detailed in Table 2 below. The three most
pressing concerns for road users are; safety crossing the road, the speed of traffic using the road
and the volume of traffic using the road. These will be the top priorities for the Safer Roads
Partnership group.
MOST CONCERNED → LEAST CONCERNED
Volume of Traffic 29% 26% 26% 12% 3% 4% 0%
Speed of Traffic 24% 38% 23% 8% 4% 2% 1%
Safety Crossing the Road 43% 16% 17% 16% 6% 1% 2%
Cycling on the Road 3% 7% 7% 12% 25% 33% 13%
Riding horses on the Road 3% 2% 3% 3% 7% 27% 56%
Number of HGVs using the Road 9% 6% 16% 31% 19% 11% 8%
Environmental Impact of the Road
2% 4% 11% 16% 30% 21% 16%
TABLE 2
4.2 Safety Crossing the Road
In order to assess how pedestrians are using Main Street they were asked the purpose of them
crossing the road. Table 3 lists the main reasons residents need to cross the Main Street, it
highlights that there is a necessity to cross the road to access services such as public transport,
schools, shops and the doctor surgery. Residents are also required to cross the road to enjoy
walks, visit friends and family and utilize the village facilities.
Respondents were asked how safe they feel crossing Main Street on foot. Figure 4 illustrates that
the majority of residents do not feel safe crossing the road with 67% stating they feel very unsafe
and 25% stating they feel unsafe crossing Main Street. Furthermore, 11% of households have
someone with a disability that impacts on their ability to cross the road safely. This raises
important safety concerns considering that Table 3 indicates that crossing Main Street is a
necessity to access services in the village.
The survey also asked residents if they had chosen to drive to a destination in the village rather
than walk because of the difficulties crossing the road. 56% of households have chosen to drive
rather than walk as a result of no safe crossing location. This demonstrates that having a safe
place to cross the road would be a move towards reducing some of the traffic using Main Street.
When asked what the difficulties were crossing the road, 86% stated the speed of traffic as a
problem, 86% stated the volume of traffic made it difficult getting across the road and 79%
stated that the lack of visibility made it difficult crossing the road.
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Purpose for crossing Main Street Respondents %
Children getting to and from school 42
Travelling to the shop/post office 50
Doctor Surgery 22
Attend church 13
Getting on/off bus 31
Going to community centre/playpark 32
Visiting Monk Fryston Hall 43
Visiting friends/family 43
Walking/Jogging 20
Other 6
Not applicable/never cross 2
TABLE 3
FIGURE 4
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Very Safe Safe Unsafe Very Unsafe Not applicable
Perc
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How Safe Residents Feel Crossing the Road
Feelings of Safety
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Households were asked for details of any incidents they had experienced crossing the road. 57
households have experienced incidents that involved them being injured or close to being injured
on the road. The majority of the incidents involved pedestrians being nearly hit by traffic on Main
Street. Thirteen households gave examples of them and their children experiencing near misses
by traffic. Twelve household stated that the only way they could get across the road was to run
due to traffic not slowing down and three households stated that vehicles had clipped or mounted
the kerb while they were walking on the pavements. The responses clearly indicate that
pedestrians are taking a risk crossing Main Street and this is particularly dangerous for those with
children or who are not physically able to run across the road. Below are just some of the
examples provided by residents that highlight the dangers they face; the full list of responses is
provided in Appendix 1.
A car came speeding round the corner an come up on the kerb while I was walking with a
pushchair. (Respondent 5)
Having to run over the road with young children as it is hard to see if cars are coming, then
they are travelling fast so no other choice than to run. (Respondent 10)
When trying to cross the road with my child I had to run as a speeding car came round the
corner. On another occasion a car stopped to let us cross over but the car behind it tried
to overtake and could have easily seriously injured us had we not ran in time. (Respondent
1)
Crossing the road to get to the bus stop outside monk Fryston Hall, car came speeding
towards me and 6 year old daughter, car had to slam on the breaks (because of speeding)
otherwise would have hit us. (Respondent 55)
Having got half way across the road, a car has come speeding around the corner on
several occasions, giving rise to being stuck in the middle of the road or retreat to initial
side of the road. (Respondent 158)
My husband had to step out in front of a car and hit the bonnet as it was about to hit a
school child who was crossing the road. (Respondent 128)
Households were asked what difference, if any, a pedestrian crossing would make to them. The
responses are illustrated in Table 4 and indicate that a crossing would make residents feel safer,
enable parents/carers to teach children about road safety and encourage more people to leave
their car at home.
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Benefit Count Percentage
I would leave my car at home and travel on foot
66 16%
I would allow my children to cross the road unaccompanied by an adult
46 11%
I would feel safer crossing the road
162 39%
I would be able to let my children cross the road on their bike/scooter
53 13%
I would be able to teach my children road safety according to the Highway Code
71 17%
It would make no difference to me
10 2%
Other 7 >2%
TABLE 4
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4.3 Traffic on Main Street
The section details the findings of residents’ experiences of traffic on Main Street and indicates
the key problems and concerns amongst households.
Households were asked about their experiences of the traffic on Main Street. Figure 5 illustrates
that 99% of households are concerned about the speed of the traffic using Main Street.
Respondents were asked to state whether and/or how often they would like to see speed cameras
for traffic travelling through Main Street. 71% of respondents would like to see permanent speed
cameras in the village, 8% would like to see them weekly, 10% would like to see them monthly
and 7% responded with never (see Figure 6). This indicates that households would like more
permanent speed recording measures in place in the village, emphasizing residents’ concerns
about speeding traffic.
FIGURE 5
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Very Concerned
Slightly Concerned
Not Concerned At All
Concerns About Speed of Traffic
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FIGURE 6
Households were asked if they had witnessed or experienced any traffic incidents on Main Street
in the last 12 months. 33% of households had witnessed or experienced an incident, 23 of those
incidents involved cars colliding with either other cars (21) cyclists (1) or horses (1). There were
also 9 incidents involving HGVs where they nearly collided with a car (7) or with pedestrians (2).
Households reported near misses and potentially dangerous scenarios involving other vehicles
or pedestrians, which indicates a requirement to improve the safety of the road to prevent any
serious injuries occurring. Examples of the incidents are provided below and a full list is in
Appendix 2.
I have witnessed a car going so fast it scared a horse with rider. The horse ended up on
its hind legs in the middle of the road with cars either side. We signaled for the rider and
horse to come into our drive until the horse calmed down. (Respondent 2)
On Water Lane - my neighbour being hit by the mirror of a passing car on the narrow
pavement. (Respondent 28)
HGV travelling too fast along Main Street nearly colliding with us as we left our driveway
onto Main Street. (Respondent 56)
Car driving too fast mounting the kerb and hitting another car. (Respondent 82)
A van drove into the back of a car outside my house on the junction with the main road
last week. (Respondent 142)
When the bin lorry was parked whilst men were collecting bins, an HGV overtook the lorry
close to the bend, car coming the other way had to swerve onto pavement to avoid
oncoming HGV. (Respondent 161)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Permanently
Weekly
Monthly
Less than once a month
Never
Household preference for speed cameras
Percentage
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Households were asked to give examples of the traffic problems on Main Street. These have been
summarized in Table 5, all responses are listed in Appendix 3. Accessing Main Street from private
driveways and adjoining streets is clearly problematic for households. Traffic congestion and
speeding traffic were mostly cited as being the cause of these problems, with particular difficulties
entering and exiting Water Lane. The following extracts from the survey indicate just how difficult
it is for residents:
From experience few drivers pay any attention to the speed limit. It is difficult to exit from
any adjoining roads. When HGVs are coming both ways, especially on the bends, it is
impossible to see any other vehicles. There is congestion at all times of the day, especially
if roads around are closed. (Respondent 161)
When turning right onto main st from water lane, it’s a nightmare because of speeding
traffic from the left. I’ve been left stranded in the middle of the road because of this, which
could lead to an accident. (Respondent 130)
Upon leaving our driveway we often face a delay leaving and entering our property due to
the volume of traffic. We have encountered a number of near misses whereby traffic has
been travelling at excess speed and been upon us whilst leaving our drive, the last incident
being a HGV. (Respondent 56)
Problems Encountered Count
Percentage of households
Accessing Main Street from adjoining streets
49 27%
Congestion 33 18%
Speeding Traffic 25 14%
Turning onto/ out of Water Lane
26 14%
Difficulties accessing and exiting driveways
21 12%
Poor visibility 8 4%
Vehicles crossing over the white road lines
4 2%
TABLE 5
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4.4 Impact of Traffic Households were asked about the potential impacts that they were concerned about resulting
from the increasing traffic on Main Street. Figure 7 illustrates how concerned households are
about noise and emissions pollution including possible structural damage from the volume of
traffic. It is clear from the findings that households are largely concerned about all three, which
warrants further investigation, particularly given the conservation status of the village.
FIGURE 7
Households were asked whether their property had been affected in any way by the traffic on
Main Street. There were 24 households who responded to this question. Table 6 lists the property
issues caused by traffic on Main Street. Property vibrations was by far the most prevalent issue
with households reporting shaking of windows and items falling off their walls when HGVs drive
through the village. Households also reported windows and structural walls being damaged by
pollution, road debris and vibrations. Traffic noise was reported as problematic for households
who are unable to leave windows open. The number of historic and listed buildings of Main Street
that could be affected by vibrational damage is worth further investigation.
Count
Property Vibrations 11
Traffic noise 6
Damage to walls/windows 5
Debris from road 3
Other 2
TABLE 6
0%
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10%
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20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Very Concerned Slightly Concerned Not Very Concerned Not Concerned At All
Appendix 1: Incidents Crossing Main Street Monk Fryston
When trying to cross the road with my child I had to run as a speeding car came round the corner. On another occasion a car stopped to let us cross over but the car behind it tried to overtake and could have easily injured us had we not ran in time.
Car come speeding round the corner an come up on the kerb slightly while I was walking with a pushchair
Because it's so busy me and my children have to run over the road and my youngest fell over while crossing and a car only just stopped!
Car coming too fast and barely stopping nearly running me and my children over by the crown pub
Many times cars have had to slam on their breaks as they have not seen me and the dogs cross due to the speed vehicle has been travelling.
Having to run over the road with young children as it is hard to see if cars are coming, then they are travelling fast so no other choice than to run
Because of speed and volume of traffic, the gaps in traffic to cross the road are too infrequent and small.
Very nearly been injured whilst trying to cross the road due to the speed of cars and no safe place to cross. Particularly with a pushchair (no dropped curb)
My son was nearly run over as he let go of my hand crossing the road. Cars never slow down even when they see young children crossing. My children also saw a cat been run over by a speeding car,
The speed and volume of traffic coming through the village giving very little and safe opportunities to cross.
Cars have actually increased speed rather than slow down to let me cross. I have difficulty walking so I am slow to cross. I have faked a limp to get traffic to allow me the time I need to cross. (my problem is bunion surgery makes walking difficult).
Close to injury due to speeding car and my daughter was also nearly involved in an accident due to no safe place to cross
A number of near misses every time we try to cross Main Street. The speed and volume of cars and wagons is ridiculous. Why there are no traffic calming measure in place by now I can’t imagine!!
Traffic too fast and unclear
I have been beeped at by a car!
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Narrowly avoided being hit by car speeding through village
Yes, numerous times. I cross with my dog and regularly have to run across the road to avoid traffic
I've had to stop to allow people to cross to help them out.
Crossing the road to get to the bus stop outside monk Fryston Hall, car came speeding towards me and 6 year old daughter, car had to slam on the breaks (because of speeding) otherwise would have hit us!
People have crossed not realising how fast the vehicles are coming.
No time to cross the road without running!
There are several times when crossing the road that we have had to run with children as vehicles have approached too quickly, it is frightening and teaching children the wrong road habits.
crossing from main street to go right up the side if the post office towards Hillam feeds nearly been hit 4 times by traffic coming from Selby direction
I was unable to cross safely with my children which meant I drove to preschool and primary school twice or more daily despite living near Monk Fryston Hall. I have witnessed many near-misses turning right from Fryston Common Lane onto the A63, and from Water Lane onto the A63 (I never turn right at Water Lane onto the A63 because of this - I turn left then turn around at Fryston Common Lane and back onto the A63 as it’s too dangerous). I have also pulled my children into the walls when walking along the A63 fearing that a speeding HGV was going to hit us. It is very scary to walk along the A63, as vehicles hurtle into the double S-bend.
On several occasions I have had to run across the road when vehicles have appeared quickly. On one occasion I had a friend's child with me who tripped & I had to drag them off the road before the car reached us. My daughter crosses the road to catch her bus every morning and has had to run across the road rather than miss the bus because it can take several minutes to get a gap in traffic
1. Fast car approaching and nearly clipping me. Blind spot/travelling too fast. 2. HGV touching kerb and nearly clipping me.
Several 'near misses'. i.e. running across road but cars still appearing around a corner at speed and having to break.
CAR/ HGV NOT GIVEING WAY
Nearly run over
Had a few very near misses when crosses the road on the way to school with my children, due to speeding traffic. Also witnessed several car collisions on the corner of water lane
My son was nearly driven into.
Trying to cross the road with 4 children and 4 bikes can be terrifying and we have had to be rushed due to traffic speeding round corners.
Near misses
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Crossing when believed to be clear but speed of cars then means we're crossing with fast cars approaching.
Children not being seen
Actually, stopping the traffic in order to cross
On a number of occasions, a lorry or car has got too close while crossing the road.
Car coming out of the junction at the post office
You have to run across the road to ensure your safety because of speeding vehicles. My heart is in my mouth watching the children of the village cross the main round to the bus stop in the morning
Stop car in middle of road in heavy morning traffic to let school kids cross and a car overtook me nearly knocking down kids
Having to speed up pace to avoid vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limit around bends.
Numerous near misses.
Had to run to complete the crossing safely
Have pulled out of the junction and had to stop in the road whilst turning right because of speeding traffic and poor visibility to the left, also on foot have had to dash across the road because of the same reason
Got into the road and as the bends obscure the very fast an approaching vehicle near collided-this has happened more than once. You grit your teeth and go for it!
Cars and HGV's moving at speed in both directions - almost being hit be foreign HGV
Regularly experienced problems trying to cross. As soon as there’s a gap, you attempt to cross only to find someone speeding towards you. Speed is a massive issue. I have regularly stood in the road and stopped traffic to allow myself and my friends with their children to cross. I believe it is only a matter of time before there is a major incident.
Had many close calls due to reduced visibility due to the amount of bends in the village where speeding (and sometimes not) vehicles have appeared when the initial outlook was clear. Sometimes you have to just run and hope for the best as the volume of traffic means you have to take chances you wouldn’t usually take.
Poor visibility and speed of cars coming into the village have led to several ‘near misses’
had operation which made me slower and you have to run when there is a gap so had a few near misses and glares and beeps from motorists
Run across run because of speed and volume of traffic
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Accident occurred outside our house because lead car and following cars came around bend to quickly
Having got half way across the road, a car has come speeding around the corner on several occasions, giving rise to being stuck in the middle of the road or retreat to initial side of the road
make a point of going half way and occasionally putting hand up to oncoming traffic
Nearly knocked down 3 times due to speed of traffic and limited visibility on bend
yes on a couple of occasions had to run across the road due to the speed of oncoming vehicles (especially Hgvs) when set off to walk across
Due to speed of car, terrible visibility to both sides of the road & without any designated safe crossing area, I fell over in the road trying to get out of its way.
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Appendix 2: Traffic Incidents Witnessed by Residents
I have witnessed a car going so fast it scared a horse with rider. The horse ended up on its hind legs in the middle of the road with cars either side. We signaled for the rider and horse to come into our drive until the horse calmed down.
Have seen 2 separate crashes due to vehicles trying to exit junctions.
2 crashes on the corner just before the post office where the thatched house is.
Car accident on main Street.
Numerous vehicles exceeding the speed limit especially HGV’s even after traffic calming measures installed
Cars and motorbikes speeding at 100miles an hour at night time. Very scary. Hgvs regularly mounting the curb of the pavement opposite the post office on the a63. My children walk along this pavement and I worry constantly.
Crash on corner of water lane. Blind spot.
One car ran in to the back of another only a week ago. I believe the driver ran into a parked van.
Crash x 2
On Water Lane - my neighbour being hit by the mirror of a passing car on the narrow pavement -- see above
2 crashes
Vehicles "straight lining the "S" bend near the post office
Outside the thatch cottage recently
Traffic has difficulty turning safely from water lane on to Main Street
I have seen lorries speeding and over the white lines. I have witnessed cars beeping at each other whilst trying to turn up water lane. I have seen pedestrians being beeped at my cars.
As stated previously
A car that had been hit at the water lane junction a few months ago.
School bus crash with lorry
HGV travelling too fast along Main Street nearly colliding with us as we left our driveway onto Main Street.
Witnessed damage post A car collision about a month ago around the water lane junction around one month ago.
Near misses
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2 car crashes on the junction with water lane over the past month
I regularly see vehicles almost being hit pulling out of Water Lane and people having to dash out of the path of cars while crossing at the post office
Speeding HGV's braking too late
Car travelling along A63 towards Selby hitting a parked van outside the thatched cottage
CAR DRIVING TOO FAST MOUNTING THE KERB AND HITTING ANOTHER CAR
As above, face to face with an HGV
Incident near the post office
Crash
A collision between 2 cars at the end of Water Lane
Depends on the definition of 'incident', traffic backs up around the post office and bus stops which leads to impatience and the odd incident of road rage.
One crash and too many near misses to count. It’s not safe.
Near misses due to drivers not seeing children or other cars when reversing or parking. My kids have an open drive to the main road and cars come far too fast. It’s only a matter of time before an accident.
Two days ago a large lorry was turning left into Lumby Lane from the main road at the bend and had to stop half way across because of the queue of traffic in Lumby Lane turning left into Main Street. Last year in the summer a tractor shed a large amount of hay on the road in front of the stove shop with an unsecure load and the road being windy.
2 accidents of cars pulling out from Hillam onto main road- blind corner
Witnessed a number of occasions where there has nearly been a crash.
Car almost coming to a collision pulling out from Water lane (turning right) and a car travelling toward Selby
There was a crash further up the road when they were trying to pull out on to Main Street
Crash into the thatched house and when the car overtook me as I was letting school children cross over to the Selby bus stop
Vehicles travelling too fast through blind bends and having to break heavily to avoid colliding with stationary traffic.
Cars been hit from behind trying to turn into water lane when coming from Leeds direction as the cars are coming around the bend next to Monk Fryston hall too fast.
There was a recent occasion when a car was covered in fire prevention foam which had what appeared to have impacted into the thatched cottage on the bend.
Not directly on the Main Street. But my child was involved in a school bus accident near the plant hire area, which again is another traffic congested area at times!
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A very near miss and someone stepped out into the road as a car was coming around the bend past the crown pub
My husband had to step out in front of a car and hit the bonnet as it was about to hit a school child who was crossing the road.
sudden breaking, skidding and swerving to avoid collision
Only my own as described above.
An elderly lady panicked as a vehicle appeared and then fell in the road this was a near death incident from what I saw.
several car crashes of a re ending variety
A van drove into the back of a car outside my house on the junction with the main road last week. I often hear car horns and people screeching out of the junction.
Lots of near misses when traffic turning in to or pulling out of junction. People having to run across the road due to oncoming traffic either due to volume or poor visibility.
Car very nearly hit pulling out of lumby lane.
car and cyclist collision
Recent smash outside the thatched cottage involving a white Volvo A road rage incident involving my neighbor when emerging from his drive
When the bin lorry was parked whilst men were collecting bins, an HGV overtook the lorry close to the bend, car coming the other way had to swerve onto pavement to avoid oncoming HGV
collision near post office
Recent event where a very large HGV carrying a huge pipe was travelling through the village. Saw a pedestrian need to quickly move to avoid the vehicles as it made its way past the thatched cottage.
A month or so ago a car travelling too fast hit a house it caused delay and closed the road, so I had to make alternate route to Selby.
Saw a smashed-up car by the post office one morning this year. Had blue police tape around it
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Appendix 3: Traffic Problems on Main Street
The volume of traffic in the morning and evening rush hours makes it extremely difficult getting in and out of my driveway. I have sometimes waited up to 10 minutes just to get out my driveway.
Access on to lumby lane off main street
Congestion has gotten worse over the last few years ending up in traffic jams, the turning from Main Street to lumby hill is very dangerous and cannot see what’s coming from the bad corner
It takes me forever to get out or into my driveway on a daily basis and on the occasional times lorry have parked blocking my driveway
The volume of cars and the speed mean I can sit for a prolonged period of time waiting to turn up to church lane.
Congestion, turning onto water lane.
Access from my drive to Lumby Lane and vice versa. Turning right from water lane onto Main Street. Disaster waiting to happen
High levels of congestion, lots of Hgvs travelling through a small village just isn't practical!
Very difficult accessing Main Street
Turning right onto Main Street from Water lane is difficult and dangerous
turning onto water lane from main street is dangerous, as is pulling out of water lane onto main road, because of speed of traffic and limited vision around the bend.
There are big pot holes on the slip road leading off of main Street which leads to church lane and the visibility isn't clear.
Joining main st from my residence is very dangerous because of volume, speed and large vehicles not allowing safe joining of the main road
If I drive to school, I find it so hard to turn right onto Main Street. The corner is tight, and you can’t see cars approach. The speed some of them come is pretty scary, and I have had several near misses.
It can take up to 10 minutes to get out my drive into main street as cars never slow down to let you past.
Pulling out of water lane and turning right onto Main Street is a nightmare. You can't see traffic coming from the left and as they are usually driving too fast, you take your life into your own hands and just have to commit in the hope that nothing is coming. It's a similar situation when turning right up Water Lane from Main Street. You can't see traffic coming from the left, so you just have to make a dash for it and hope nothing hits you.
Egress from Monk Fryston Hall is difficult due to speed of traffic. The visibility is not good enough when traffic is speeding.
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Congestion in the village, trying to turn out of the crescent during peak hours is increasingly difficult and my commute time to work has increased significantly in the last 5 months, due to queuing traffic through Monk Fryston village.
Access from Church Lane is very difficult
Coming out of green Lane onto the A63 (60mph) with many cars doing (60+)
Water Lane is very dangerous to walk along as two cars cannot pass and cars often go onto the pavement. Water Lane URGENTLY needs a traffic flow system.
Vehicles not remaining on correct side of road particularly opposite the PO and particularly since some idiot decided to remove the double white lines through the village (in the interest of road safety???)
Difficulty joining main street, turning right from the school direction, cars come too fast and you can't see around the corner.
Turning into water lane is increasingly difficult.
Congestion,
Congestion
Accessing main St
Trouble coming out of Lumby Lane to turn right in the morning.
when returning right up to water lane it is very difficult to see oncoming traffic and cars/other vehicles queuing behind can get very impatient and started sounding their horn. I have also experienced 2 very near misses where lorries have been over the white line on Main Street on the bend near the Hall.
Congestion. Struggled to turn onto water lane. Struggle to pull out after leaving the post office.
Accessing main street from adjoining roads. No access to my drive due to queuing traffic at peak times.
My parents live in the village and I avoid using my car to visit them as, due to the volume of traffic on Main Street, it can take ages to pull out of my parents drive and it’s not safe to do so.
Access to post office, exit from village onto A63
Access to Water Lane is difficult in rush hour
Hard to join Main Street and leave it to get to the school
All of the above!!! Road closures that diverts traffic into Monk Fryston Building more houses and not upgrading new travel routes- Main Street roads were not built to accommodate increased traffic volumes- access to across and drive ways On several occasions it has taken me 15-19mins to cross the road at peak times- at least there’s no speeding!
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Traffic is often backed up from the roundabout back to the post office this also blocks access to Lumby lane and deer park way and any person trying to leave their property
Joining from church lane, traffic travelling too fast is dangerous
Turning onto Main St from Water Lane, especially turning right.
Nightmare getting out of water lane to turn right onto a63. The traffic on chapel street in Hillam also travels way too fast
Not being able to see traffic when turning out or into water lane.
Accessing main st from adjoining roads
Accessing Main Street, congestion
Congestion. Standstill morning traffic. Difficulty joining road due to volume of traffic
Upon leaving our driveway we often face a delay leaving and entering our property due to the volume of traffic. We have encountered a number of near misses whereby traffic has been travelling at excess speed and been upon us whilst leaving our drive. The last incident being an HGV!
All the above issues. It can take 3 to 4 minutes to get out of the street onto the main road on a morning.
Accessing Main Street from water lane, particularly when turning right to go towards Selby. Visibility is very poor, and this coupled with speeding and volume of traffic makes it dangerous.
Turning right onto a63 from water lane
Traffic going too fast
Generally accessing main street from side roads
congestion on the junction with Lumby Lane. Accessing Deer Park Court around rush hour very difficult.
Difficult getting in and out the drive
Access to Main Street is very difficult and time consuming leading to risk taking!
Lots of congestion and I struggle to access Main Street and turn onto the road next to the Post office
ALWAYS have trouble accessing Fryston common
As noted above. Speeding traffic, congestion, dangerous driving, high volumes of traffic, limited crossing options, reliant upon vehicles, children unable to cross to go to school or the bus stops.
Water Lane has a lot of traffic (partly because of the school). The junction at the bottom of Water Lane is very dangerous as traffic has to stop where two vehicles cannot pass. This can lead to vehicles overhanging onto Main Street blocking traffic. The bigger problem is turning right without visibility to
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the left. When traffic is heavy it is not safe to pull out and I go left and turn around on the square in front of the thatched cottage
Vehicles following too close when we travel at the correct speed limit. Trying to our driveway which leads directly onto Main Street - sometimes can take 10mins. Sometimes forced to stop traffic.
Difficulty accessing and leaving driveway (we live on Main Street itself) due to speed of traffic and congestion
Traffic jams Congestion We need a bypass as suggested in 1994
access from adjoining roads
Turning right onto Water Lane (blind corner)
Turning onto Water Lane
Dangerous blind bend from A63 turning up Water lane from Leeds Same turning from Water Lane to A63 Selby. Junction of A63 and road to South Milford is also another blind dangerous bend.
DRIVEING OUT OF MY DRIVE INTO THE TRAFFIC
The speed of cars is very bad, but the speed of HGV’s is ridiculous. They drive at speed around the corner of the square a lot of time on the wrong side of the road.
Leaving home (main street) and turning right towards Battersey Roundabout from traffic coming from Selby and South Milford
Poor visibility and speeding traffic at water lane. Parked cars at school causing poor visibility.
Congestion Trying to access Main Street from lumpy hill
Pulling onto the main road in rush hour can take some time. There is regularly queuing traffic at rush hour. Or pulling out when not in rush hour other vehicles travel too fast not Leaving much time for turning right.
Accessing main street from adjoining roads
Accessing main street from Common Lane
Congestion, access to driveway, difficult at time to pull out of driveway due to volume or speed of traffic
Congestion
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We work in Leeds and often have to queue to get out of Monk Fryston on a morning (7.15am) and in an evening, queue to get back in (5.30). We sometimes have to wait 5 minutes to get into the main Street from our street.
Turning right onto Water Lane/ left from Water Lane onto Main Street is terrifying!
Congestion getting onto Main Street from Water Lane
All of the above, particularly as we live on the edge of Lumby Lane and Main St
Coming in and out of water lane in the car is a nightmare.
Accessing Main Street from Lumby Lane/Water Lane
Junction onto main road next to post office is terrifying. Road narrows, visibility is very restricted in both directions. Oncoming traffic travels too fast.
Leaving our drive especially turning right to go to Selby can be a nightmare taking over 5 mins to get out especially at peak times morning and evening. This is because of the volume of traffic travelling quite fast with no gaps and the visibility from our drive entrance is not good turning right as the road bends slightly away and a 3 storey house is also at the entrance restricting the view out.
Very dangerous turning right out of water lane on to Main Street. Can sometimes take more than 5-10 mins to get out of the end of Fryston Common Lane on to Main St.
Exiting from Church Lane towards Selby at the Fireplace store exit (is dangerous as the cars from both directions direction are unseen (due to bends in both directions) and cars often are travelling too quickly - but the HGVs are downright negligent
I experience congestion issues and problems adjoining Main Street from Water Lane. The volume and speed of traffic is not only an issue on Main Street, but equally as bad on water lane, which is a main road to primary school.
I pull out of Fryston Forge every morning which is very dangerous due to the amount of and speed of the traffic
Congestion and inconsiderate driving as the volume of traffic makes it near impossible to get in or out at peak time
Access from driveway
Turning on to or out of Water lane
Access from Lumby Lane
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Access from / to Fryston Forge at peak times.
On exiting The Crescent onto Main Street traffic flow from the direction of Selby is increasing from as early as 6.30am. Parking and overtaking by HGV's at the Post Office is dangerous when HGV's come thundering round the bend at increasing speed. Overtaking when indicating to turn right into The Crescent.
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Main road from Monk Fryston to Hillam. Cars parked when could be in the drive. Paths are narrow enough for walkers, cars regularly blocked or overtaking parked cars causes more risks.
Difficult to pull off drive way due to the speed of traffic entering the village
Problems trying to leave our drive and go out onto Main Street due to the speeding traffic.
Accessing Main street from adding roads - Main street to water lane and water lane turning right onto A63
When turning right onto main st from water lane, it’s a nightmare because of speeding traffic from the left. I’ve been left stranded in the middle of the road because of this, which could lead to an accident or been blasted by the horn of speeding drivers.
Congestion in the morning. NEVER turn right from Water Lane or Lumby Lane onto Main Street as don’t feel safe. Will go alternative route instead.
often delayed at junction with Water Lane due to volume of traffic early mornings / evenings
Access from Lumby Lane at rush hour
Congestion and near collisions again - v dangerous
Yes, especially when pulling out of the street near the post office every time you are taking a risk. Very dangerous
Accessing main st from adjoining roads
accessing main street from adjoining roads HGVs within inches of our grade 2 listed building surely can’t be right
Not being able to get out of Lumby Lane at peak times and being in danger of meeting traffic head on coming from the right.
My driveway is on Lumby Lane and it is often extremely busy.
Difficulty accessing Main Street from Lumby Lane. Congestion. Vehicles driving too fast near junctions.
Congestion joining Main Road and having to wait a long while before I can get out due to traffic volume
Not particularly. Just wait for a gap.
I regularly sit in my driveway up to 5 minutes trying to get a gap in the traffic to pull out safely.
Access to my driveway is often blocked by queueing traffic Entering the stream of traffic, particularly turning right across both lanes, can be very difficult at busy periods due to volume, speed and poor visibility
Congestion
Long waits to access Main Street from side roads and driveways
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turning right from Fryston Common lane onto Main St is very dangerous as visibility is bad and traffic comes from nowhere.
Accessing onto Main Street
It is evident when trying to access Main street the significant increase in traffic and car braking the speed limit. Number of HGV has also risen
It’s extremely difficult to exit out drive and join Main Street.
we have nil visibility leaving our driveway onto Main Street (no sight lines), so it can be hard to find a gap in traffic to the opposite side of the street
People tail gate because I stick to speed limit. Cars go very fast around bend when I pull out of my drive. There has been an accident when I was reversing into my drive, because cars were too close.
Congestion and access to/from water lane can be a pain
Congestion and speed of traffic when accessing main street from adjoining road
congestion at peak times, vehicles coming out of Water Lane take no notice of pedestrians or cyclists and are forced to travel at speed to slot into the traffic flow.
From experience few drivers pay any attention to the speed limit. It is difficult to exit from any adjoining roads. When HGVs are coming both ways, especially on the bends, it is impossible to see any other vehicles. There is congestion at all times of the day, especially if roads around are closed
Accessing Main Street from Monk Fryston Common Lane
accessing main street from adjoining road-exiting monk Fryston hall
Accessing Main Street from Monk Fryston Hall.
Congestion to all of the above, including Monk Fryston Hall & the Coach House entrance.
There has been a significant increase in traffic in the last couple of years especially at ‘rush hour’ and queuing through the village
Extremely difficult/dangerous to pull out onto Main Street from Fryston Common Lane due to speed/volume of traffic and poor visibility
Turning on to water lane causes me great stress as you can’t see round the bend and can’t drive straight up the road. People can be abusive if having to wait behind you for the way to be clear. Same when turning into Church lane.
Accessing Main St from adjoining roads. Bad visibility.
Congestion Accessing Main Street from adjoining roads (I work at DarntonB3 in Monk Fryston Hall) traffic is usually very congested or travelling too fast and I will often have to wait up to 10 minutes at the junction for a suitable gap
main street and water lane
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Joining the main road from home driveway. Visibility coming from Croft court very poor. Also, difficult joining traffic from thatched house or turning right near thatch towards Hillam and the school.
Turning right at the end of Water Lane towards Selby. Not being able to see approaching vehicles and needing to pull out and risk a vehicle hitting my car when they come around the bend. Turning right onto Water Lane from Main Street. Same issue, limited visibility to see vehicles approaching from Selby direction.
Traffic on a morning, especially during rush hours. Not able to join main road from Lumby Lane. People speeding and rushing
Joining road from water lane. blind spot, cars travelling too quick. sometimes impossible to turn right towards Selby
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Appendix 4: Residents’ Suggestions for Improvements
Mirror at the bottom on water lane to spot if traffic is coming from west to east
Need pedestrian crossing and safer way to access Main Street from water lane Also keep clear markings at top of quarry so I can get in and out of drive
No HGVs
A weight limit to exclude Articulated lorries. This road has too much heavy traffic, when you consider how close we are to the A1M and the M62 motorways, when the Selby bypass was closed for resurfacing the traffic had to divert around the village, it was unbelievable how quiet the village was. The A63 is being used as a short cut by too many HGV who should be on the motorways. We should only have traffic going as far as Selby coming through the village, traffic to Goole and Hull should be on the motorways!
Speed bumps
Ban Hgvs from this road
The installation of those round mirrors at the bottom of Water Lane/Main Street would help with access to and from Water Lane/Lumby Hill.
Speed bumps in the road. Sign showing elderly people crossing, children crossing.
Replace the double white lines through the village at least as an interim measure.
What’s the point of reduced speed limit as no one obeys the one in place?! Needs traffic calming measures at both ends to slow cars down.
A crossing with balisha beacons on Main Street. Mirrors fixed on buildings/walls/lampposts so that traffic can been seen.
Reduced speed limits would only have any impact if they are enforced Current speed limits are not enforced
I think a start would be to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles an hour and to install a pedestrian crossing
Traffic control keeping exits clear Lumby Lane- Main Street and Lumby lane sides as the road narrows causing a standstill into and out Traffic lights crossing On the grass hill near the crown white fencing has been erected however that’s the safest spot to cross and more visible for drivers to see School buses use the turn round in the square which indicates it’s not safe !!
Speed reduced to 30 earlier would also help as people reach Monk Fryston at 60 and take time to slow down
Only course of action which will solve the problem similar to Leeds Road Selby is a BYPASS
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We believe a safe crossing point is the absolute priority but limiting the volume and also weight of HGVs would be a big step forward. Our house shakes whenever a HGV at speed travels down Main street, particularly at night, and we would be happy to have monitoring device installed to evidence the effect this is having.
Sound reduction in road surface dressing Hgvs to use motor way not through the village
Possibility of road speed restriction obstacles ie. traffic calming ramps.
Chapel street going out the village towards Birkin is a speeders paradise! We need something there too.
I would not buy a house on the main Street or on the 'other side' of the road as the traffic is fast, heavy and constant. The village was amazing when they closed the road for resurfacing. The thought of any of my kids trying to cross the road by themselves (ages from 6 to 13) fills me with dread. It's just a matter of time before the worst happens.
Road narrowing or speed bumps
I am concerned that even as an adult I don't feel safe crossing... When my kids reach high school I have no confidence in the drivers to see /stop to help children cross. Drivers do not care that they are driving through a village nor that some of the bends are difficult to see around. So many cars have nearly bumped into the back of others due to this style of driving. Not to mention that people who could easily walk around the village choose to drive for their own / children's safety.
Speed bumps to potentially aid slowing down traffic through the village on the main road
I would like to see changes to not only Main Street but Water Lane too, which is equally as congested, and the speed limit not adhered to. This is a main school road. The whole traffic situation in monk Fryston needs reviewing for a small village. This is meant to be a peaceful village!
Mirror at Water lane junction and paint the Estate fencing on main street
I would like the 40 speed limit to start after the last house in the Village not at the Carwash as this makes it harder to turn into or out of Austfield Lane, and the speed limit starts before you enter the Village from Leeds Direction so I can speed limit not continue all the way through the village not just to the car wash.
Average speed cameras at the beginning & end of the village would be ideal but there are too many roads leading off main street, for example a vehicle entering the village from Selby at 60mph & leaving at Lumby Lane would not be picked up
I would like to see Mirrors installed at the junction between main street and water lane, as that turn off is very difficult to see oncoming traffic coming down water lane, and as your coming out at the bottom it's almost impossible to see traffic coming around the corner to the left, it can be quite dangerous if cars are going too fast.
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"Think of us" signs with children / elderly people silhouettes just after the 30 signs at both ends of the village.
Traffic calming systems in place do not seem to appear to be working i.e. electronic speed indicators and mph signs.
Mirror to see oncoming traffic when turning at the post office into MF. Double yellow lines outside school entrance junction. Double yellow through Hillam and Monk Fryston
A crossing patrol person at school times
Mirrors to assist in turning on/off water lane. reduced speed limit approaching water lane, 2 pedestrian crossings (not traffic lights)
We should be very careful what we are asking for. A bypass while safer would rip the heart out of and separate the villages. Fixed speed cameras are not likely to be practical as North Yorkshire CC will never buy into it. Fixing the speeding and volume are two very separate issues, volume I don't believe will do anything other than increase over time like every other road. The vehicles need to use main A roads, we live on the A63 after all. Making it a more 'personal' campaign is the only way I can see it working, making our issues different from those that all other villages are facing. Make drivers realise that we as residents don't want them speeding and that we're struggling to cross the road. Asking a cash-strapped County Council to do anything more than they have to is going to take a lot of time and effort, so targeting specific actions/requests rather than asking for the moon on a stick is vital.
There are two blind spots when turning into or out of water lane onto the main road from hillam
by pass urgently required around monk Fryston and Hambleton
I understand that it would be difficult to place a crossing due to the shape of the road and all the driveways - I have enquired about this in the past - but I believe the danger posed by people speeding through our village supersedes the need to implement traffic calming measures and a proper place to cross. There is a straight road outside the Crown.
I think though a crossing would help slow traffic with the volume it could also make it worse due to traffic backing up and stood still I don’t think this is the best answer, but it would help slow things down. Maybe too much.
If an alternate route (i.e. through the back of Monk Fryston, Hillam, Hambleton rejoining back to the A63 after Hambleton) is possible MF would still require some deterrent such as speed bumps to stop people using this as the most direct route.
Fixed working speed cameras would force people to slow down as on the road through Scissett, Denby Dale etc. Huddersfield
due to the nature of the village 2 pedestrian crossings needed and also a roundabout at the square to give people from Water Lane or Fryston Common Lane a chance to get out
Reduction in maximum weight of vehicles through the village - our Grade II listed house on Main Street has suffered structural damage to stonework and glazing since 44-ton lorries became legal. We had no problems for the first 15 years we lived here - it has all happened in the 15 years since then. Prohibition of heavy trucks would help.
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The recent traffic calming measures sponsored by the parish council have increased not reduced the problem. The removal of the solid white lines in the village has demonstrably encouraged HGVS to speed and cross the centre line on the bends at the top and bottom of the village.
with the increase in development throughout the village, greater consideration should be given to improving the congestion around main junctions’ link water lane and lunby lane. (somehow) Or indeed look at the scope for developing betteras hill road
Speed bumps to actively slow down traffic and restriction on HGV's via weight limit
Speed bumps, road narrowing, control of T junction Water Lane onto A63 to improve safety, consider making this portion of Water Lane a one way only access.
HGVs should be banned from using the road through the village. The HGVs are using this road as a short cut to the M62 east rather than using the A1. As the Sherburn Industrial Estate has expanded, so has the traffic. No thought has been given to improving the infrastructure around the Industrial Estate
rumble strips at entry to village possible traffic lights at cross roads in center of village may help slow traffic and allow exiting traffic
I think that a pedestrian crossing would ultimately just make the traffic worse than it already is. Fixed speed cameras at either end of the village would be the most effective way of reducing the speed of traffic through the village. As for the congestion, I don't think a bypass is a good solution as it would spoil the surrounding area, and there's already one going around South Milford and Sherburn, but it doesn't stop the vast quantities of traffic and HGV's going through the villages.
The cumulative effect of particularly school drop off as parents need to drive children to school rather than walk impacts residents of Chestnut Green due to volume of traffic and drivers not paying attention when turning. Parents parking on grass verges, and also blocking resident's drives. Perhaps opening Millennium Field for parent parking am and pm would help.
Speed humps, big ones that go across the road, not just part of them like south Milford.
